phocine

Meanings

Adjective

Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike.

Noun

A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals.

Origin

From New Latin Phoca (genus name) (Classical Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη) -ine.

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